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Cawley, John F.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Analysis of arithmetic problem-solving difficulties among secondary school learning disabled students (N=63) indicated students had the most difficulty with problems of the indirect type and problems that contained extraneous information. Teaching suggestions are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Learning Disabilities, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Ellis, Edwin S.; Lenz, B. Keith – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1987
Intended to assist teachers in evaluation of specific learning strategies for learning disabled students, the article summarizes 14 metacognitive strategies (sets of steps used by the student to talk his or her way through a problem) based on principles of rehearsal, transformation, organization, mnemonics, monitoring, motivation, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Messerer, Jeffrey; Lerner, Janet W. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
Instructional strategies for teaching learning-disabled students to use word processing for writing are considered. The features of three word processing programs useful for these students are compared for usefulness in a variety of curriculum applications. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities
Ellis, Edwin S. – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1989
The article presents a metacognitive intervention for teaching mainstreamed learning-disabled students four learning strategies for thinking before, during, and after class discussions. Instructional and assessment procedures used for teaching the strategies are described. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Group Discussion, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Wilson, Rich; Wesson, Caren – Learning Disabilities Focus, 1986
Suggestions for teachers who wish to increase academic learning time for learning-disabled students include: reducing transition time; shortening recess or free time; creating more teacher-led instructional groups; teaching more and testing less; increasing teacher questioning; increasing teacher enthusiasm; improving seatwork tasks; giving…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Positive Reinforcement
